Tyke Bulldog is a character in Tom and Jerry cartoon series. He is a gray bulldog puppy who is the son of Spike Bulldog, who is mostly seen appearing when his father Spike is present. He made his debut in the 1949 short Love That Pup.
He and his father would star in the spin-off series Spike and Tyke in 1957 in two shorts, as the father and son duo would starring in later in the comics books, and a revival form of Spike and Tyke as segments in Tom and Jerry Kids, which he is the series where he can speak.
Characteristics[]
Appearance[]
Tyke is similar to his father Spike Bulldog. He has a gray coat, a red dog collar with gold spikes, and light blue eyes. He is mostly seen standing on four legs and standing on two feet (in a few instances).
Personality[]
Tyke is a sweet, happy and innocent puppy, who doesn't speak for most of the earlier installments. Spike and Tyke's characters, provide a model of father and son behavior, with Spike spending much of his free time taking Tyke on father-son outings, teaching him the facts of life for dogs and guarding him diligently when they are sleeping. He is very caring to his father Spike and wants to be like him when he grows up.
Like his father, however, he has little tolerance towards cats, particularly Tom, and will not waver to use violence if the cat annoys him greatly. He can sometimes be smarter and more aware than his father Spike. This is proven in the cartoon Scat Cats, when alley cats disguise as the owners George and Joan, when Spike believes they were actually his owners, but Tyke wasn't fooled by this disguise.
Theatrical and TV Appearances[]
Tom and Jerry[]
- Love That Pup, 1949
- Slicked-up Pup, 1951
- That's My Pup!, 1953
- Life with Tom, 1953
- Hic-cup Pup, 1954
- Pup on a Picnic, 1955
- Barbecue Brawl, 1956
- Tops with Pops, 1957
Spike and Tyke[]
- Give and Tyke, 1957
- Scat Cats, 1957
The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show[]
Tom and Jerry Tales[]
Season 2[]
The Tom and Jerry Show (2014)[]
Season 1[]
Season 2[]
- Slinging in the Rain
- Squeaky Clean
- Tuffy's Big Adventure
- Duck, Duck, Loose
- Pain for Sale
- Splinter of Discontent
- Tic-Tyke-D'oh
- School of Hard Knocks (cameo)
- Going, Going, Going Viral
Season 3[]
- Someone's in the Kitchen With Mynah
- You Are What You Eat
- Not My Tyke
- Hyde and Shriek
- Magic Hat Cat
- No Contest
- Ballad Of The Catnip Kid
Season 4[]
- Cat-astrophic Failure
- The Devil You Know
- The Old Gray Hair
- Balloonatics
- Junkyard Pup
- How to Be a Dog (cameo)
- Puppy Guard
Season 5[]
Tom and Jerry in New York[]
Season 2[]
Direct-to-video films[]
- Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)
- Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes (2010)
- Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012)
- Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)
- Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest (2015)
- Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz (2016)
- Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (2017) (cameo)
War of the Whiskers[]
Tyke appears in Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers. He is one of the five All-Round fighters alongside Jerry, Robot Cat, Quacker and Nibbles. He is faster in speed and like his father Spike, he fights Jerry in Haunted Mouse.
Weaknesses[]
Trivia[]
- Unlike Spike, Tyke does not speak in these original theatrical shorts or any of the other known productions where characters from Tom and Jerry are in; in The Tom & Jerry Kids Show, however, Tyke's speaking voice is provided by Patric Zimmerman, who also provided the voices for Elroy Jetson and Augie Doggie.
- It is unknown who Tyke’s mother is.
Gallery[]
Main Article: Tyke Bulldog/Gallery
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